Shahista Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Shahista Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 390 | 1:1,966,834 | 67,829 |
| Pakistan | 128 | 1:1,395,655 | 15,659 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Shahista (21,896) may also be a first name.
Shahista Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahista Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahista (Hindi: शाहिस्ता, Marathi: शाही, Oriya: ଶାହିା) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shahista.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahista? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahista is the 572,152nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. The surname Shahista is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahista reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 35,344th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 21,896 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 390 people, or 1 in 1,966,834. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 66 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 13 percent are found and Telangana, where 9 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 23 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahista Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahista in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहिस्ता | sahista | 83 |
| शहिस्ता | sahista | 10.43 |
| शाहीस्ता | sahista | 3.08 |
| शाहिसता | sahisata | 1.05 |
| शहीस्ता | sahista | 0.47 |
| शाईस्ता | sa'ista | 0.43 |
| शाहीसता | sahisata | 0.28 |
| शाइस्ता | sa'ista | 0.23 |
| शहिसता | sahisata | 0.19 |
| शाहइस्ता | saha'ista | 0.17 |
| साहिस्ता | sahista | 0.13 |
| शहीसता | sahisata | 0.13 |
| साईस्ता | sa'ista | 0.11 |
| साहीस्ता | sahista | 0.04 |
| सहिस्ता | sahista | 0.04 |
| शाहईस्ता | saha'ista | 0.04 |
| शािहस्ता | saihasta | 0.04 |
| शाहिस्त | sahista | 0.02 |
| शइशता | sa'isata | 0.02 |
| शाबिस्ता | sabista | 0.02 |
| शहीस्टा | sahista | 0.02 |
| शाहीश्ता | sahista | 0.02 |
| शाहिंस्ता | sahinsta | 0.02 |
| शाईसता | sa'isata | 0.02 |
| शाहिस्ताॅ | sahistae | 0.02 |
| Shahista in the Marathi language | ||
| शाही | sahi | 76.65 |
| शही | sahi | 20.99 |
| शाहीसता | sahisata | 1.09 |
| खािटक | khaitaka | 0.23 |
| शाईसता | sa'isata | 0.17 |
| फैसल | phaisala | 0.12 |
| शिहसता | sihasata | 0.12 |
| शहीता | sahita | 0.06 |
| शाहसता | sahasata | 0.06 |
| सैशौक | saisauka | 0.06 |
| शईसताबी | sa'isatabi | 0.06 |
| शहीसता | sahisata | 0.06 |
| Shahista in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାହିା | sahia | 37.5 |
| ସାହିା | sahia | 37.5 |
| ସାହିସତା | sahisata | 12.5 |
| ଶହିା | sahia | 12.5 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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